Why is talking time important?
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Why is Student Talk Time Important in The ESL Classroom?
Over the past five to ten years, the ideal of a Western education has transitioned from a teacher-centered classroom to a learner-centered environment. The emphasis has moved from compliance with standards to student empowerment and innovation. In that context, student talk time engages learners and helps improve academic performance in all classrooms.
- For the ESL classroom, the issue of teacher talk vs student talk becomes even more critical since English language learners need to practice speaking and listening in a controlled and supportive setting.
- Many motivated students will engage with English outside the classroom by listening to podcasts, reading articles or watching YouTube videos. But these passive forms of learning cannot replace expressive speech.
- ESL students need a safe and instructive place in which to practice and hone their skills and integrate new knowledge into their speech.
- The teacher provides good listening practice, may provide a valuable source of authentic listening.
- Student autonomy is thus limited.
- Teachers provide the fullest and most accurate expression of the English language in the room.
- Teachers naturally introduce vocabulary, expression and ways of speaking that students can imitate and later incorporate into their own speech patterns.
- Student talk requires larger blocks of time because ESL students typically take much longer to express themselves than the teacher does.
- Students may struggle to understand and need more time to repeat themselves or to assist each other.
- Students participate actively and become more independent.
- Students can find out for themselves grammar rules, the meanings of vocabulary items and corrections.
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Student Talk Time
Teacher Talk Time